College of Education and Human Development

School of Social Work

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Keely Vandre

  • Pronouns: she, her, hers

  • PACC Coordinator, Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare; SSW Communications

Keely coordinates the Permanency & Adoption Competency Certificate (PACC) program offered through the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, supporting advanced level training for mental health and child welfare professionals, and increasing a…

    DEGREES

    MSW, University of Minnesota 
    BA, University of Minnesota
    LGSW, Minnesota Board of Social Work

      AREAS OF INTEREST

      Intersection of disability and child welfare; families and children; professional education

        BIOGRAPHY

        Keely coordinates the Permanency & Adoption Competency Certificate (PACC) program offered through the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, supporting advanced level training for mental health and child welfare professionals, and increasing a network of qualified providers statewide. She also supports communications more broadly for the school.

        A graduate of the School of Social Work, she has worked in various community settings in both program coordination and training, as well as in clinical mental health focusing on developmental disability and family therapy. She also holds a Disability Policy certificate from the University of Minnesota.

        Keely Vandre